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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41A.015 (2026)

“Professional negligence” defined

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NRS 41A.015  “Professional negligence” defined.  “Professional negligence” means the failure of a provider of health care, in rendering services, to use the reasonable care, skill or knowledge ordinarily used under similar circumstances by similarly trained and experienced providers of health care.

      (Added to NRS by 2004 initiative petition, Ballot Question No. 3; A 2015, 2526)

     

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Cited in 31 cases (17 in the last 5 years), 2009–2026 · leading case: Fierle v. Perez, 219 P.3d 906 (Nev. 2009).
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Fierle v. Perez, 219 P.3d 906 (Nev. 2009). · cites it 12× “" NRS 41A.015, 41A.017. Professional negligence means "a negligent act or omission to act by a provider of health care" and the definition of "provider[s] of health care" includes licensed nurses and hospitals.”
Engelson v. Dignity Health, 139 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 58 (Nev. 2023). · cites it 12× “071(4) generically refers to acts of “negligence,” the statute’s prefatory language clarifies that the type of negligence at issue is “professional negligence” as expressly defined in NRS 41A.015. See Nev. Pub. Emps. Ret. Bd.”
Limprasert v. Pam Specialty Hosp. of Las Vegas LLC, 550 P.3d 825 (Nev. 2024). “,, NRS 41A.015 (emphasis added). This definition suggests that a claim arising from services rendered within the course of the relationship between a patient and a health care provider sounds in professional negligence.”
Yafchak v. S. Las Vegas Med. Inv'rs, 2022 NV 70 (Nev. 2022). “" NRS 41A.015. A "provider of health care" is statutorily defined in NRS 41A.”
De Becker v. Uhs of Del., Inc., 555 P.3d 1192 (Nev. 2024). “Professional negligence is "the failure of a provider of health care, in rendering services, to use the reasonable care, skill or knowledge ordinarily used under similar circumstances by similarly trained and experienced providers of health care.”
Renown Reg'l Med. Ctr. v. Dist. Ct. (freeman) (civil), 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 64 (Nev. 2025). · cites it 4× “015 defines "lp]rofessional negligence" as "the failure of a provider of health care, in rendering services, to use the reasonable care, skill or knowledge ordinarily used under similar circumstances by similarly trained and experienced providers of health care.”
Bourne v. Valdes, M.D., 559 P.3d 361 (Nev. 2024). “" NRS 41A.015. A successful cause of action for medical malpractice in Nevada requires a showing that the medical provider breached an accepted standard of care and that this breach was both the actual and the proximate cause of the plaintiff s injury or death resulting in…”
Tam, M.D. Vs. Dist. Ct. (cornell), 2015 NV 80 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 10× “" NRS 41A.015. A "[p]rovider of health care" included a "physician licensed under chapter 630 or 633 of NRS.”
Humboldt Gen. Hosp. Vs. Dist. Ct. (barrett), 2016 NV 53 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 5× “) NRS 41A.015 defines "[p]rofessional negligence" as "the failure of a provider of health care, in rendering services, to use the reasonable care, skill or knowledge ordinarily used under similar circumstances by similarly trained and experienced providers of health care.”
RBR Mgmt., LLC v. the Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada, in & for the Cnty. of Clark, 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 44 (Nev. 2026). · cites it 3× “” NRS 41A.015. As noted, “provider of health care” is statutorily defined in NRS 41A.”
Tam, M.D. Vs. Dist. Ct. (cornell), 2015 NV 80 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 5× “" NRS 41A.015. A "[p]rovider of health care" included a "physician licensed under chapter 630 or 633 of NRS.”
Humboldt Gen. Hosp. Vs. Dist. Ct. (barrett), 2016 NV 53 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 2× “015 defines "[p]rofessional negligence" as "the failure of a provider of health care, in rendering services, to use the reasonable care, skill or knowledge ordinarily used under similar circumstances by similarly trained and experienced providers of health care.”
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